Chick Hearn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 27, 1916
- Died
- Aug 5, 2002 (aged 85)
- Place of birth
- Buda, Illinois, U.S.
- Credits
- 48
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.
Known for
Filmography
Kobe Bryant's Muse
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Longshot
2001Movie
Announcer
The Proud Family
2001TV
Self (voice)
Love & Basketball
2000Movie
Chick Hearn
Wrongfully Accused
1998Movie
Basketball Announcer
Dharma & Greg
1997TV
Basketball Announcer (voice)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996Movie
Self
Arli$$
1996TV
Chick Hearn (voice)
Hang Time
1995TV
Duckman
1994TV
Chick Hearn (voice)
Airborne
1993Movie
Basketball Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
1992Movie
NBA Announcer
Rugrats
1991TV
Chick Hearn (voice)
Heart Condition
1990Movie
Self
The Simpsons
1989TV
Chick Hearn (voice)
Garfield and Friends
1988TV
Big Business
1988Movie
Sports Announcer
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
1987Movie
Narrator
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
1987Movie
The Announcer (voice)
21 Jump Street
1987TV
Chick Hearn (voice)
Body Slam
1986Movie
Booth Announcer / Himself
Matlock
1986TV
Announcer
Volunteers
1985Movie
Announcer
Fletch
1985Movie
Chick Hearn
Half Nelson
1985Movie
Voice of Announcer (voice)
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983TV
Matt Houston
1982TV
Simon & Simon
1981TV
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981Movie
Sportscaster #2
...All the Marbles
1981Movie
Himself
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979Movie
Chick Hearn
The White Shadow
1978TV
TV Announcer (voice)
Heaven Can Wait
1978Movie
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lou Grant
1977TV
The Gambler
1974Movie
Radio Announcer
Police Woman
1974TV
Internal Affairs Detective
Busting
1974Movie
Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Hawkins
1973TV
Basketball Announcer
Here We Go Again
1973TV
Announcer
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971Movie
Self
The Love Bug
1968Movie
Announcer
The Loved One
1965Movie
Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Self
Gilligan's Island
1964TV
The Fugitive
1963TV
TV Newscaster
Cry for Happy
1961Movie
Commander (uncredited)
Burden Of Truth
1957Movie
Fight Broadcaster (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Announcer